Originally Posted by
HillRider
Is the seatpost one of the straight column type with a separate saddle clamp? These are usually found only on very cheap bikes and the posts aren't worth a lot of effort to save.
Anyway, I'd give up on using the saddle as a lever and prepare to sacrifice the entire seatpost by putting a pipe wrench on the post itself.
If you're thinking modern bikes then yes, they only come on cheap bikes but this bike is not modern. Prior to about 1990, all bikes seemed to have this type of mounting, not just the cheap ones
Seems like destruction is the only way. I'm having trouble envisioning the hacksaw trick. Is the slit only made on the top portion of the seatpost? What if the seatpost is rusted shut lower.
Pipe wrench would be worth a shot but I'm not so confident about it.